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DURHAM, N.C. – The trio of Tyler Collins, Tyler Gray and Chelsea Wooten combined for 36 of College of Charleston's 43 second half points as the Cougars broke away from a halftime tie for a 71-56 win over NC Central on Saturday.

The Cougars won their third in a row to finish the non-conference portion of their schedule at 4-2. CofC opens CAA play on Jan. 2-3 with two games against Delaware at TD Arena.

Collins led four Cougars in double figures with 18 points and grabbed five rebounds while playing all 40 minutes, and Gray added 17 points, seven rebounds, three assists and four steals. The backcourt duo both had 13 points in the second half.

Taylor Williams continued her strong play with four 3-pointers and 16 points, and Chelsea Wooten scored 10 of her 12 points after intermission. Zoe McCrary had a team-high nine rebounds and three steals, and Arynn Eady had six boards and rejected three shots.

Tied at 28 after 20 minutes, the Cougars went on a 14-6 run capped by a 3-pointer by Wooten at the 3:11 mark of the third quarter and never looked back. NC Central pulled within five on two occasions in the final stanza, but consecutive 3s by Wooten and Williams made it 55-44 with 6:42 left.

CofC connected on four of their eight 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, and a bomb by Collins with 4:13 remaining made the lead 62-49 and put the game out of reach. The Cougars made 8-of-20 from behind the arc and have 44 in their last four games, shooting 41.9 percent over that span.

The Cougar defense limited the Eagles to 32.8 percent shooting and forced 25 turnovers including 14 steals.